Comments on: Keyboard and Mice Talkback

By: Jammer

Jammer — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 03:02:43 +0000

I have Logitech MX cordless mouse and keyboard and a DiNovo. Both have been trouble free for over a year. The charging cradle for the mouse works great. I use both sets daily and have yet to replace the batteries in the MX keyboard or either of the MX-700 mice. The DiNovo keyboard has had it’s batteries replaced twice, apparently the bluetooth uses more power. The DiNovo has has lost it’s pairing several times, but it was relatively easy to get it matched up again. I love the looks and feel of the DiNovo, but wouldn’t recommend it for a novice.

By: Bernice D.

Bernice D. — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:47:12 +0000

I recently purchased the Logitech LX700 Keyboard/Mouse set myself. I have always used Logitech for these types of periph's and have always been pleased with both the design and quality of their product. I chose this particular set (it's their high-end set) because of the design of the keyboard (standard shape) and it had some of the "bells & whistles" on it that would work for me. It has scroll (both horizontal & vertical), as well as "fast scroll", zoom (with %), close app or window, back button and an application switch button all nestled on the left-hand side of the keyboard. I like using my keyboard (a bit of a shortcut junkie) thus these buttons were very appealing and work excellent. There are also the "usual" media buttons and quick launch buttons galore (from e-mail, messenger, webcam, calculator & so on), with pre-programmed access to MS office programs/functions in the F2-F8 keys and option to also customize F9-F12 to those of your liking for quick access.

The mouse is the Cordless Click/Plus Optical and has the scroll (both horizontal & vertical), a customizable button just below the scroll (I've got it set to the "switch app" default choice but there are other options available in the easy to use setup/config program), as well as forward & back buttons at your thumb. It's a comfy mouse and very pricise.

With a full overnight charge the mouse is lasting upwards of 10-14 days (it is new, however, so I expect this will degrade over time). I'm on my PC ALOT so I feel this is very good.

Overall I give this combo an A+ for my needs & comfort. I'm not fussy for and don't use the "wrist pads" attached to keyboards and this one came with the "plastic clip on" as well. It sits in the box. If I were to use one, I'd probably buy one separately that had gel in it anyhow.

I got the set on sale at Staples (Canada) for $99 and it came with a $20 rebate to boot! A very good deal for this unit to say the least.

Good luck with your search, Meryl!

By: David

David — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 15:36:06 +0000

I use a wired keyboard as I’ve yet to find a wireless that I really like and I’ve tried all the high end wireless combos from Microsoft, Logitech and others. However, I do use a Logitech MX 1000 Laser Mouse and it is without a doubt the best mouse I’ve ever used, wired or wireless. I highly recommend that you check it out.

By: Chris Weiss

Chris Weiss — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:02:06 +0000

I believed you asked for opinions on the DiNovo keyboard and mouse – I picked them up for my home theater PC as I couldn’t find anything else with a reliable 20′ range. In that capacity, the DiNovo is excellent – I’ve used it for gaming with no problems.

I did find the bluetooth implementation rather problematic – Like any other bluetooth setup, you have to pair the devices with the bluetooth transciever – Logitech provides a pretty painless Wizard to walk you through this process. Twice now, the HTPC has forgotten the pairings – not so bad with the keyboard pieces, but when all 3 go, you’ve got to plug in another kb/mouse (or VNC) to go through the wizard to re-pair – not so easy a proposition when your PC is buried in your stereo rack.
I haven’t spent too much time with the keyboard (almost all mouse), so I can’t really comment on the feel for extended usage. It is fairly sexy (certainly better looking on the coffee table than anything else out there), but eats a lot of desktop real-estate (especially with the numeric keypad sitting next to it). The stand-alone keypad with LCD provides much gadget pleasure, but I’ve not touched it once beyond the initial button exploration.
The only real value is the range, if that’s not an issue, it’s certainly not worth $200. The $35 Logitech Desktop Express (wireless) that the DiNovo was replacing stunk at long range, but works perfectly on my short-range Mac desktop.